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Recent Examples of lyceum
The Revolutionary generation took pride in preparing for public life through college literary societies, philosophy clubs, and lyceums – community gatherings for lectures and debates.
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Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
It was called the lyceum movement.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
It was called the lyceum movement.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
Noun
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Instead of costly real estate leases, IMAX makes deals with cinema chains to install its equipment into their auditoriums and then takes a share of the box office receipts for films screened in those theaters.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Unidentified plainclothes dudes then dragged her out of the high school auditorium while other Idahoans watched — some in amusement, others not so much.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This all-season garden flag stand is $3 and can be used year round.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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But as the garden of Eden is only a dream, so the bubble must be popped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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See our gallery of renderings and amphitheater photos taken by Courier Journal photographer Jeff Faughender.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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That account was supported by surveillance footage provided by Live Nation, owner of the amphitheater, witness statements and a forensic interview, police said.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This month, a film adaptation directed by Kristen Stewart and starring Imogen Poots hits theaters nationwide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Backers can also host private virtual screenings or provide access directly to other organizations, as well as buy out an entire theater for audiences who wouldn’t otherwise get to see the film.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In recent months, there have been reports of delays in some key projects linked to the Milan-Cortina plan, such as the hockey arena in Milan.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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In evaluating the building’s future, Dallas might consider the example of New York’s Penn Station, a monumental work of architecture derided as dilapidated in the 1960s, and torn down for a development including an arena.—
Mark Lamster
Architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His departure at the end of the year will end his 18-year tenure at the playhouse.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Dec. 2025
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Sagan renovated and reopened the Harper Theater in Hyde Park as a playhouse and a dance and music venue in 1964, according to the Chicago Public Library.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Lyceum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyceum. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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